The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today on the show - Jim Wells MLA and Matt Carthy TD discuss the joint statement by Unionist leaders in relation to the NI protocol, the RAI talk about the details of their pre-budget submission highlighting the urgent need for wage and recruitment supports for the hospitality sector. Senator Timmy Dooley on the energy usage by data centres, Meath TD's Peadar Toibin and Johnny Guirke on the Dail r...

Today on the show - The Simon Communities of Ireland spoke with Michael about the launch of Simon Week and the Simon Bill aimed at helping to prevent homelessness. Local Minister Damien English was with us to address local concerns over the future of the A&E department at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan. Sinn Fein's Louise O Reilly spoke to us about Government plans for a Covid recognition paymen...

Today on the show - Local TD's Darren O Rourke and Peadar Toibin called on the HSE to respond to concerns over future plans for Navan hospital, ISME joined us to discuss the minimum wage and the possibility of an additional bank holiday. St Vincent de Paul spoke about the impact increased energy bills will have on struggling households and Social Justice Ireland discussed Budget 2022 speculation....

Aontu Leader Peadar Toibin spoke to Michael regarding questions he asked in the Dáil about the HSE's plans for the future of Accident and Emergency at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan after staff came to him with concerns. Navan based Cllrs Alan Lawes and Emer Toibin also expressed their concerns about the future of the unit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Local Fianna Fail Senator Erin McGreehan spoke to Michael about the need for more to be done to tackle the ever increasing problem with sexual harassment. She says nobody should have to be feel afraid of being harassed and people have to be educated on what is appropriate behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Services Manager with Women's Aid Dundalk, Ann Larkin says that the shocking statistics we're hearing this week on domestic violence , saying Gardai are dealing with over a 100 cases on a daily basis, are only the tip of the iceberg - the real figures for DV incidents are much higher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following much criticism of a targeted protest outside Leo Varadkar's home over the weekend we spoke with Liam Herrick of the Irish Council of Civil Liberties about the right to protest and what can be done when issues arise at these events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deputy Ged Nash and Senator Gerard Craughwell shared their thoughts on the President's decision not to attend the Northern Ireland centenary event next month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

INTO President Joe McKeown discussed the findings of the OECD report on funding in education and he says we have some of the biggest class numbers in Europe which is impacting on teachers ability to give individual students the time and attention they should be getting on a daily basis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chief Executive of Nursing Homes Ireland, Tadhg Daly spoke with Michael about the need to maintain safety controls in nursing homes in order to keep Covid out of the homes and keep infection rates under control Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anne Lennon of Friends of Ardee Bog spoke with Michael on route to their silent vigil outside Leinster House today about their campaign to raise awareness about the bid to save Ardee Bog, the natural habitat of countless birds and wildlife who are vital to our ecosystem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark Palliative Care Week running from Sept 12-18, we spoke with Alison Cashell, Clinical Nurse Coordinator for children with life-limiting conditions, about some of the common misconceptions that exist about palliative care and the work she and her colleagues do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jackie McKenna, Project Manager with the Family Addiction Support Network and Bishop Michael Router, Patron of the FASN spoke to us about the important work done by the group to offer support to addicts and their families and discussed the financial struggles they face to remain open Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Fianna Fáil think-in takes place in Cavan, we spoke with local FF Cllrs Emma Coffey and John Sheridan about their views on the current in-house fighting and how they see the party emerging from this current controversy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CEO of CyberSafeKids, Alex Cooney spoke with Michael about the findings of their annual report which has shown a marked increase in the number of children gaming online with strangers and it also highlights how Covid has made digital technologies become central to the lives of young people Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell says people are tired of hearing about the Zappone fiasco but they also recognise that some of the "explanations" leave us with more questions than answers, which warrant further investigation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deputy Gary Gannon, member of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs, spoke to Michael about the questions he plans to put to Simon Coveney on the Zappone appointment when he appears before the committee today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne spoke to Michael about Zapponegate and how he is confident that the documents due for release today,by the Dept of Foreign Affairs, will help to clarify any remaining questions on the issue and allow Government to get back to focusing on more pressing issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Local Minister Damien English spoke to us about continuing scrutiny of the Katherine Zappone appointment and he says Minister Coveney will answer any unanswered questions allowing Govt to move on. He also spoke about the roadmap for reopening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louise Mahony, Manager of the Red Door Project and Jackie McKenna, Project Manager with the Family Addiction Support Network spoke with Michael about the immense pressures their services are under and the constant financial pressures they face just to stay open. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Local TD Fergus O Dowd spoke with Michael about a recent meeting with the Geiran Implementation Board and he outlined why he believed progress is being made in the town's fight against the scourge of drugs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fine Gael Cllr in Ashbourne Alan Tobin spoke to Michael about the shock locally over the discovery of a cannabis grow house in Ashbourne over the weekend - he says the unit being used is in a busy commercial area and no-one had any idea what the unit was being used for. He paid tribute to local Gardai for their hard work Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PRO with the Irish Anti War Movement, Jim Roche spoke to Michael following the horrific bomb attack on Kabul airport yesterday and he says the International community cannot abandon the innocent people of Afghanistan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Local Independent TD Peter Fitzpatrick says Govt and NPHET are throwing a spanner in the works on the road to reopening with conflicting public advice. He's calling on them to regroup and give joint advice moving forward to avoid further anger and frustration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Co-Lead of the Active Consent Programme with NUI Galway, Dr Siobhán O Higgins spoke to us about the importance of teaching young people about consent and the findings of their recent survey that found one fifth of young male teens don't think consent is needed for sexual activity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.